Guest guest Posted October 1, 2006 Report Share Posted October 1, 2006 Namaste, Kindly tell me the meaning of following Samskrit words that occur Devisooktam Vishnu mayeti shabdita Chetanetyabhidhiyate Tushtirupenasamsthita Bhrantirupenasamsthita thanks, Om Namah Sivaya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 1, 2006 Report Share Posted October 1, 2006 Pranamms! i had posted the entire 'Devi suktham' in msg 33531 ONCE AGAIN THE MEANING OF THE FOLLOWING VERSES which you have asked Yaa Devi Sarva Bhooteshu *Vishnu Maaye*thi Sabdita Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namaha Meaning:Salutations again and again to the Devi (Goddess) who resides in all beings in the name of maya of Vishnu Yaa Devi Sarva Bhooteshu *Chetanetya*abhi Dheeyate Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namaha Meaning:Salutations again and again to the Devi (Goddess) who abides in all beings as consciousness. Yaa Devi Sarva Bhooteshu *Tushti* Roopena Samsthita Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namaha Meaning:Salutations again and again to the Devi (Goddess) who resides in all beings in the form of contentment. Yaa Devi Sarva Bhooteshu *Braanthi* Roopena Samsthita Namastasyai Namastasyai Namastasyai Namo Namaha Meaning:Salutations again and again to the Devi (Goddess) who resides in all beings in the form of *illusion.* Hope this helps! This is only the literal meaning ! The esoteric meaning can only be explained by an initaiated Tantrika to an initiated devi bhakta in tantric worship. Yaa devi sarva bhuteshu 'matru' rupena sansthitha! advaitin, "mahadevadvaita" <mahadevadvaita wrote: > > Namaste, Kindly tell me the meaning of following Samskrit words that > occur Devisooktam > > Vishnu mayeti shabdita > > Chetanetyabhidhiyate > > Tushtirupenasamsthita > > Bhrantirupenasamsthita > > thanks, > Om Namah Sivaya > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 2, 2006 Report Share Posted October 2, 2006 advaitin, "mahadevadvaita" <mahadevadvaita wrote: > > Namaste, Kindly tell me the meaning of following Samskrit words that > occur Devisooktam Some explanations in > Vishnu mayeti shabdita [in the puranas, the conception of the jiva is described. In the womb, at a particular stage of growth, the foetus, the jiva, remembers its past lot and vows never to enter samsara again. But upon being delivered, all this discrimination is forgotten due to the enveloping effect of 'VishNu-mAyA'. A reference in the Bhagavadgita: daivI hyeShA guNamayI mama mAyA duratyayA - Seventh chapter, refers to Maya as belonging to the Lord. It is the Lord's Shakti with which He creates and manages the world (jivas). As this Shakti is none other than Devi, She is referred to by this name: VishNu-MAyA.] > > Chetanetyabhidhiyate [in the Lalitha-sahasranAma there occurs a name: chit-shakti chetanA rUpA. The chetana shakti, the power of intelligence and activity in the world/jiva is a manifestation of that Devi, MAyA shakti. Hence She is known as Chetana. abhidIyate means 'known as'.] > Tushtirupenasamsthita [Tushti is contentment, joy or happiness that comes from obtaining something longed for, or experiencing or enjoying something good. This tushti is a quality to be acquired by a jiva as a jiva cannot get all that he wishes for. He has to be content with what providence has blessed him with. This is the path to progress spiritually. As tushti is a manifestation of Devi, the above name suggests that Devi remains in everyone as contentment, in a latent form. One has to invoke it by effort and make it patent. The jiva can then experience the Devi as Tushti in himself.] > > Bhrantirupenasamsthita [bhraanti is delusion. It is the power of Devi. Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa says: MAyA has two distinct manifestations: vidyA mAyA and avidyA maayA. By recognizing that one is afflicted by bhrAnti, one should take refuge in VidyA MAyA and seek her protection and guidance to overcome bhrAnti. Pleased by the sincerity of the sadhaka, She will contain bhrAnti, her own shakti, and give in abundance the Vidyaa shakti.] These are all just my thoughts. Not essentially authoritative. > > thanks, > Om Namah Sivaya > Regards, subbu Om Tat Sat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2006 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 > Namaste, Kindly tell me the meaning of following Samskrit words that > occur Devisooktam praNAms Hare Krishna Just a curious question whether yA dEvi sarvabhutEshu ...is vEda maNtra or stOtra?? As far as I know there is a dEvi sUkta in R^ig vEda which starts from *ahaM rudra vasubhischarahamAditya* etc. this is popularly known as dEvi sUktaM with intonations...Kindly clarify. Hari Hari Hari Bol!!! bhaskar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2006 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 Namaste DevIsUktam of Rig Veda is the orignal DevIsUktam. However, some eminent DevI bhaktAs and scholars (like Trikkandiyur Mahadeva Shastrigal) recommend the chanting of the portion of the 5th Chapter of DevI MAhAtmya 'beginning from stanza 'namo devyai...'' to stanza 'yA sAmpradam...' as DevIsUktam. Twentyone stanzas in this portion begin with 'yA devI sarvabhuteSu...'. These twentyone plus the stanza beginning with 'citirUpeNa...'are to be repeated thrice, which means each of them is to be considered as three mantrAs, thus making DevI MAhAtmya a book of 700 mantras called the 'SaptashatI". In these 22 verses that are to be repeated thrice Devi is extolled as pervading all beings in the form of ViSNumAyA, cetanA, buddhi, nidrA, kSudhA, CAyA, shakti, triSNA, kSAnti, jAti, lajjA, shAnti, shraddhA, kAnti, lakSmI, vritti, smriti, dayA, tuSti, mAtA, bhrAnti and finally citi (ViSNumAyA, sentience, intellignce, sleep, hunger, reflection, power, thirst, forgiveness, genus, modesty, peace, faith, loveliness, good fortune, activity, memory, compassion, contentment, mother, error and finally consciousness). It is a very beautiful and powerful prayer. The Rig Veda DevIsUktam intepreted by Shri Dave is available in our files section. PraNAms. Madathil Nair ___________________________ advaitin, bhaskar.yr wrote: > > Just a curious question whether yA dEvi sarvabhutEshu ...is vEda maNtra or > stOtra?? As far as I know there is a dEvi sUkta in R^ig vEda which starts > from *ahaM rudra vasubhischarahamAditya* etc. this is popularly known as > dEvi sUktaM with intonations...Kindly clarify. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2006 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 praNAms Hare Krishna Thanks for the clarification... In lalitha sahasranaama we have dEvi names such as : brahma graNti, vishnu graNti, rudra graNti vibEdhini...what are these knots?? is it someting related to kundalini yOga?? Any help from anyone will be appreciated. Hari Hari Hari Bol!!! bhaskar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2006 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 Namaste Bhaskar prabhu-Ji: IMO - these granthi's need to be understood as "glands". For example: Thyroid glands secret - Thyroxine that affects our metabolism. So, when a young child is not growing or ans thyroid glands are swollen a physician intervenes and cuts these glands. This ultimately results in growth of the child. Pancreatic glands secret insulin. We all know what happens when they do not function correctly. Pituitary glands secret melatonin that affects our sleep ( as it affects thought our optic nerve). Based on the above examples one can say that Glands secret some specific products that affect our body or one can sat that they have specific attributes or core principles (tattva). The gland (granthii or knots) that mentioned by you are also directly connected to specific roles and attributes. A saadhaka tries to understand the core principles (various tattva) associated with corresponding tattvaa propagating (manufacturing) glands or knots, garnthii. I do have some ideas about the relationship in kuNDalini yoga but I will let the experts address the specific connection. Few years ago I had written an invocation for gaNesha: aj~naana grathiH naashakaa | muuLatattva brhamaadikaa || namito yadunaatha gaNanaayakaa | prathama caraNe || Hope this answers your questions. Hari OM tat sat Yadunath advaitin, bhaskar.yr wrote: > > > praNAms > Hare Krishna > > Thanks for the clarification... > > In lalitha sahasranaama we have dEvi names such as : brahma graNti, vishnu > graNti, rudra graNti vibEdhini...what are these knots?? is it someting > related to kundalini yOga?? Any help from anyone will be appreciated. > > Hari Hari Hari Bol!!! > bhaskar > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2006 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 Namaste. Yes. The grantis are related to kundalini. I don't think I am qualified to elaborate on them. I would, therefore, recommend the following on-line link for a preliminary understanding: http://www.ambahouse.org/LalSahas.html The relevant explanations are in Lesson 4. However, it is recommended that the whole link is perusd for a comprehensive understanding of the tatwAs involved. PraNAms. Madathil Nair _____________ -advaitin, bhaskar.yr wrote: > > > In lalitha sahasranaama we have dEvi names such as : brahma graNti, vishnu > graNti, rudra graNti vibEdhini...what are these knots?? is it someting > related to kundalini yOga?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 6, 2006 Report Share Posted October 6, 2006 Namaste Prabhu=ji and shri Nair-ji! It is so delightful to see Bhaskar Prabhuji now getting attracted to Devi Sooktham and MAA Kundalini ! From Advaita to Tantric ADVAITA. What a great leap forward! YADUJI was 100% right when he said that these granthis ( knots) and the untying of these grantis are an integral part of Kundalini Yoga - either as part of Kriya OR Laya yoga or as part of Sri CHAKRA puja in Sri VIDYA ! AS Nairji RIGHTLY admits , i am not qualified to commentn on the Pranayama Technique employed in Kundalini yoga to purify the nadis ( nadi shuddhis) as they are called ! But in Sri VIDYA UPASANA , an initaited Guru can teach you how to untie these so called knots ( Brahmagranthi , vishnugranthi and rudragranthi) through a process of Mantra recitation ( the PANCHAKSHARI/shodakshri mantra of devi) and through Mandla puja or Sri YANTRA PUJA! Prabhuji , her is an excerpt from Harshanan_16's post on Sri chakra puja in the archives " The kula patha and the chakras are divided into three segments – Brahma granthi up to the Swaadhishthaana which is considered to be the region of fire and of darkness., Vishnu Granthi up to Anaahata which is the region of sun and of alternating light and darkness and Rudra Granthi up tp Aajnaa which is the region of the pure light of the moon. The sahasraara at the topmost end of the kula patha is the region of eternally blissful (sacchidaananda) spiritual moon which is different from the moonlight at Aajnaa chakra. In case of aspirants who get absorption in Shiva Shakti in the sahasraara ( which is what srividya teaches and brings about eventually as opposed to most other traditions wherein meditation and absorption should begin in lower chakras and proceed higher up….that indeed is one of the vast number reasons that take the docrine of srividya much beyond the realms of any other tantra) all these chakras are also absorbed in the sahasraara, so long as the samadhi lasts. As the six chakras are gross manifestations of the sahasraara, it is natural for them to get absorbed in their matrix along with the rise of the Kundalini and manifest again ( if the aspirant knows the vijnaana) ........" Plese read msg 12980 and 12981 ! To be really honest, nonre of this will make sense to someoone not initiated into Sri Vidya upasana by a qualified Guru! but for a layman, it is enough to know that : Granthi means "knot," and it is a good word to describe the energy blockages we have all experienced in our nervous system at one time or other. Traditionally, the granthis are numbered at three, covering three regions of our spiritual neurology. Brahma Granthi – in the pelvic region, including the root. ( this region is associated with Brahma) Vishnu Granthi – in the center region, extending from navel to heart and throat. ( this region is associated with Lord Vishnu) Rudra Granthi – in the head, including the third eye and crown. ( this region is associated with shiva/rudra ) to read more about these you pl visit http://www.aypsite.com/276.html Prabhuji, you may also like to read about Sri Vidya upasana at http://www.shivashakti.com/tripura.htm - 53k - Cached but , at best , this is all only at an 'intellectual' level! to really experience the awakening of Maa kunalini from the muladhara chakra and experience Her divine life force current going up to the Sahasara chakra through the various energy centres ( nadis and chakras) you need the help and guidance of a Guru! please also read Soundarya Lahari by adi shankara WHERE HE HAS GIVEN A BEAUTIFUL DESCRIPTION OF SRI VIDYA , SRI CHAKRA AND SRI YANTRA ! " In the Shri Vidya tradition, you can meditate upon the different mandalas of the Shri Yantra relating to these centres and being identical with the 15-lettered mantra, piercing through the three knots (granthis) and becoming more and more void. " whether , Kundalini yoga through 'pranayama' , or sri chakra puja through the panchaskshari or shodakshari mantra of devi, A qualified Guru is needed and a devotee must become an 'adhikari through proper 'Sadhnaa'- the Guru comes when sisya is ready! OM Sri Chakra Vasinyaye Namaha, OM Sri Lalitambikaye Namaha! -- In advaitin, "Madathil Rajendran Nair" <madathilnair wrote: > > Namaste. > > Yes. The grantis are related to kundalini. I don't think I am > qualified to elaborate on them. I would, therefore, recommend the > following on-line link for a preliminary understanding: > > http://www.ambahouse.org/LalSahas.html > > The relevant explanations are in Lesson 4. However, it is > recommended that the whole link is perusd for a comprehensive > understanding of the tatwAs involved. > > PraNAms. > > Madathil Nair > _____________ > > -advaitin, bhaskar.yr@ wrote: > > > > > > In lalitha sahasranaama we have dEvi names such as : brahma > graNti, vishnu > > graNti, rudra graNti vibEdhini...what are these knots?? is it > someting > > related to kundalini yOga?? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 9, 2006 Report Share Posted October 9, 2006 It is so delightful to see Bhaskar Prabhuji now getting attracted to Devi Sooktham and MAA Kundalini ! From Advaita to Tantric ADVAITA. praNAms mAtAji Hare Krishna I am still tyro in shankara's advaita siddhAnta..how can I take such a big leap to tAntric advaita sofast ...it was just an inquisitive question to find out kunadalini yOga/haTha yOga's influence in devi durga's related works....nothing more than that...Thanks for your elaborated reply to my queries mAtAji. Hari Hari Hari Bol!!! bhaskar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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